Dreamhost – Jasonbagley.com’s host of choice

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Deciding on a webhost can really be a pain. So many options, prices, specs, bandwith, 3 letter acronyms, domains, free this and free that, that your head spins out of control, and you rather not choose. How are you supposed to know who the big players are in the hosting industry from the 1 man and his dog shared and leased home line?

Not to fear, Dreamhost is here! Seriously.

Need a couple of reasons why I use Dreamhost? Im sure you do…

  • Price – Not too expensive, and not too cheap. Starting at $7.95 a month, you getting some real value for your money. If you find a host charging you $1.05 a month, you going to get what you paid for – almost
  • nothing.
  • Transparency – Want to know exactly whats happening at Dreamhost? Read their blog. Everybody contributes, and it give you a different perspective on their day-to-day goings on.
  • Control Panel – Their control panel really is simple to use. One click installs for some of your favourite software, manage your domains, stats, users and so much more.
  • Support – Response times range from less than 10 minutes to a couple of hours depending on your query. Very efficient.
  • Rewards! – Become an affiliate and refer your friends and family and earn some cash!
  • Weekly increases – You start off with 4800mb 20gb! of space which increases by 40mb a week, as well as 120gb 1000gb! of bandwith which increases by 1gb a week. Can you smell unlimited?
  • Unlimited – You can host as many domains and sub-domains as you can get your hands on. So get 2 friends to host on your account, and make them pay for your hosting!
  • 3 letter acronyms – PHP, SSI, SSL, RoR, CGI ,CVS, SQL and a couple more that I don’t even know what they mean. Confused? Dont worry, its all good.

Best of all, you’ll get a free domain when you sign up, so you’ve got everything to start your web presence. Another big reason I chose Dreamhost was some of the biggest names on the net host their sites with Dreamhost. These sites get some serious clicks per month, and if Dreamhost couldn’t handle it, these sites would’ve moved long ago…

Mike Davidson, Jeffrey Zeldman, Fine Fools Network, Dave Shea, Dan Cederholm with hisSimplebits and Scott Boms hanging from his Wishingline just to name a few. So you’ll be hosting your site alongside some fine company.

As a Dreamhost customer, I can offer you a discount on your first hosting package. Use the following promo codes(in bold) to receive discount on their already incredible prices.

  • Level 1 (Crazy Domain Insane) Month-To-Month Payments: JB50 – No setup fee! Save $50!
  • Level 1 (Crazy Domain Insane) One-Year Pre-Payment: JB50YEARLY – No setup fee as well as an extra $50 off!
  • Level1 (Crazy Domain Insane) Two-Year Pre-Payment: JB50YEARLY – No setup fee as well as an extra $50 off!

So what you waiting for? Get hosting with Dreamhost!

Update – I have been astounded by Dreamhost once again… They have just quadrupled their diskspace and increased your bandwith by 8 times! Thats a terrabyte of bandwith and 20gb of diskspace!

Get hosting with Dreamhost now!

The Tie that customer service bought

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Does price dictate the level of customer service? On friday afternoon that was a question that started to get me thinking. When it comes to buying cars and other luxury items, yes, price does dictate the level of service you receive. But what about specfic price brackets? R70 – R150 price bracket? Should you receive 5 minutes of a employee’s time for spending R150, but no acknowledgment or help whatsoever for spending R70? Read More »

Vodacom knows best

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This morning, I received an SMS from Vodacom that really got to me. It reads: Due to the holiday season, your December debit order from Vodacom will be deducted on 23/12/05. To change it to 30/12/05, reply yes to this SMS before 19/12/05.

Firstly, who gives Vodacom the right to decide when they want to debit my account, after I specifically signed in my contract that all debit orders from Vodacom must come off on the last day of the month? Secondly, wouldn’t this be in breach of the contract I signed? What if I had somehow deleted the SMS before I had read it? What if I was on holiday overseas, and my phone was switched off until the new year? What if there is no money in my account because of Christmas, and Vodacom sends my account into overdraft on the 23rd? Are they going to pay the interest? (Ok, i know this is an extreme example, but still.)

I see the reason behind it, but they went about it the wrong way. Christmas time is one of the busiest times when it comes to cellphone usage. Christmas SMS’s, phonecalls to family etc. They could’ve done this in a different way. This definitely wasn’t a call from the marketing department, but from the fatcats wanting a nice bonus before Christmas.

People are always hesitant towards change, and when it comes to money, even more so. So instead of changing the debit order automatically to the 23rd and having me override it, rather only change it to the 23rd if I want it.

Thanks Vodacom, and have a Merry Christmas.

December update

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Things are going to be alittle slow around here for the month of December. With Christmas, cousins from Madeira visiting and everyone except me being on holiday, Ill be pre-occupied elsewhere.

The Internet Series will continue soon, with part 2 – hosting your first website. It might be published within the next 2 weeks or so, depending on how hectic my “after hours” are. :-)

One last thing, This site might be going under the knife some time soon aswell. There are a couple of things that HAVE to change, that I have been putting off, so watch out for that. Anyway, on that note, enjoy your holiday and I’ll see you around.

The Internet Series – Part 1

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Welcome to The Internet Series – A step-by-step guide to getting connected. The hardest part of writing this series is where to begin! So after thinking about what angle I should take, and where I should go from, email is where Part 1 begins. Gmail, Yahoo mail, Hotmail or your personalized email gets you connected to the world and actually using it, gives you the start to your internet presence. Read More »

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